Today seems like the perfect day....
the day that Canada celebrates another year
a day when my closest friends wait for the wind to blow in the columbia gorge
a day to fully realize that I now live in AUSTRALIA...
I have been here for 3 days...
3 days where nothing feels different except for
the fact that I confuse my rights and lefts
I drive on the wrong side of the road
that while I can accept that it is winter
and that maybe I brought with me the Vancouver rain
the weather here is crazily schizophrenic
I'm happy for my gumboots
Happy Jacks is really just Burger King incarnated
and a decent coffee is impossible to come by
and bananas cost $8 per pound
the river has whitecaps and the ocean is primal
I can't wait to experience it all
I have an Australian license
will own a car here on monday
I have a bank account
and new mobile number
and am searching for just the perfect place to live
I'm excited for all that is to come
while still missing the people I love the most
and I have yet to see a kangaroo...
or a koala...
or any creepy crawlies...
I'm exhausted from the jet lag
which is so much harder to overcome
when they days are 3 hours shorter
summer is now winter
though my flip flops still adorn my feet
the changes are tiring and
I wonder why I was exhausted with the old
deep down I know great adventures await
and true friends will always be there
true friendships will continue to grow older
as we all grow old
new friends will come
and life will move on but
will never replace the old
the memories I will always carry in my heart
the people I will continue to carry in my heart.
a few highlights so far...
avocados are actually ripe in the grocery store
I have yet to learn what an Americano is called here
rental applications are worse than a highschool exam
I can drive on the left
but still haven't figured out how to walk down the sidewalk
australian phone numbers are confusing
and time zones are worse
but I'm here...
I'm strong
and I'm going to own this country soon...
miss you all
come visit!
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